2 Pathophysiology and Classification of Osteomyelitis R. Schnettler, V. Alt Introduction Postoperative and posttraumatic infections of bones, soft tissues, and joints still present a large problem and are among the…
4 Antibiotic Therapy Oral Antibiotic Therapy H. Breithaupt Local Antibiotic Therapy L. Frommelt Prophylaxis and Therapy of Infections with Resistant Pathogens H. Breithaupt Oral Antibiotic Therapy H….
1 Historical Background V. Alt, R. Schnettler “Aside from maintaining the greatest possible distance from the source of infection when drilling into the medullary cavity or removing the affected bone…
CHAPTER 96 Vascular Complications in Spinal Surgery Jeffery L. Stambough, MD, MBA, Elisha K. Clouse, RN, BSN, CCRP “The surgeon who says he has no complications is either a nonoperative…
CHAPTER 30 Congenital Anomalies of the Cervical Spine Asheesh Bedi, MD, Robert N. Hensinger, MD Congenital anomalies of the cervical spine occur infrequently and receive little attention when pathologic conditions…
CHAPTER 2 Applied Anatomy of the Spine Wesley W. Parke, PhD, Christopher M. Bono, MD, Steven R. Garfin, MD The spine is a segmental column of similar formed bones that…
CHAPTER 101 Postoperative Deformity of the Cervical Spine K. Daniel Riew, MD, Joshua D. Auerbach, MD, Peter D. Angevine, MD Iatrogenic malalignment can be produced during every step of a…
CHAPTER 12 Spine Imaging Jeffrey S. Ross, MD, Gordon R. Bell, MD Multiple imaging methods with tremendous technologic complexity and sophistication can be used to evaluate spinal pathology. Magnetic resonance…
CHAPTER 31 Congenital Anomalies of the Spinal Cord Joel A. Bauman, MD, Daniel M. Schwartz, PhD, William C. Welch, MD, Leslie N. Sutton, MD Developmental abnormalities of the spinal cord…
CHAPTER 24 Neuromuscular Scoliosis Peter O. Newton, MD, Eric S. Varley, DO, Burt Yaszay, MD, Dennis R. Wenger, MD, Scott J. Mubarak, MD General Principles Neuromuscular disorders commonly lead to…
